First look at ‘Batman/Superman’ interior pages

I’m looking forward to next month’s “Batman/Superman” No. 1, and it’s largely because of gorgeous Jae Lee art like the interior pages you see here. The Eisner Award-winning artist brings his signature gothic penciling skills to the new ongoing series written by Greg Pak.

Here’s what Pak has to say about “Batman/Superman” in a press release about the new comic:

Our story takes place around the time of Grant Morrison’s ACTION COMICS #1. So it takes place when both of these guys are very young and very new to the whole superhero thing. We’re going to have this fantastic opportunity to see how these very young guys view each other. Imagine finding out for the first time about some guy who runs around in a bat costume fighting crime or some guy with these insane powers doing the same thing. Each hero’s reaction to the other is going to surprise folks a little bit, because they’re both so new. Their reactions to each other are going to be a lot more dangerous than you’re used to thinking about when you think about Batman and Superman.

There’s a hugely fun opportunity right now in the New 52 because the way they’ve been set up, particularly in the time frame we’re looking at, and they have no idea about the existence of the other guy. They don’t even know about other superheroes. So when they first bump into each other, they immediately assume the other guy is the most dangerous guy on the planet. And you know what? Each guy might be right about that. They’re powerful enough, they’re young enough, and they’re cocky enough that if they make mistakes, they could make huge mistakes. That’s a really great place to plunge into this relationship and see them push each other in really big ways at this really early stage. I think it’s just going to fuel a lot of great character moments, character development, and story.

Here are some more “Batman/Superman” preview pages. (Click any image for a bigger view.) Look for “Batman/Superman” No. 1 in comic shops June 5.